Some contractors/facilities with SoundMan-Server rental/hire
systems in
stock:

Autograph Sound Recording

Bill Fontana

Brigham Young University

Carleton B Underwood

Centre for Arts & Technology

CH Sound Design

Christian Neumann

Communications Electronic Design

CueOne

Dan Dugan Sound Design

David Lascaut - ECS

Dinotech

Electrosonic Systems

Færder Lysdesign

Gorbet+Banerjee

Ground Zero Systemintegration

Jason Brandt

Kontrolcla Show Control SL

Krohtech

LARES-Lexicon E-Coustic Systems

Leifull

Manchester Library Theatre Company

McKenzie Electronics

Medialon

MediaMation

MOCOM

Multitekst

New York City College of Technology

Next Play Ltd.

North Carolina School of the Arts

Rapenburg Plaza

Richard Ingraham

ShowControl Trouver

Show Cue Systems

ShowMan Systems

Tuacahn Center for the Arts

A few system SoundMan-Server designers/developers/installers with
multiple successful installations completed include:

Audio Enjoy Produzioni Didattica Consulenza

Autograph Sound Recording

Bill Fontana

Carleton B Underwood

Christian Neumann

Communications Electronic Design

David Lascaut - ECS

Electrosonic Systems

Færder Lysdesign

Gorbet+Banerjee

Ground Zero Systemintegration

IMAX

John A Leonard

Kontrolcla Show Control SL

Krohtech

LARES-Lexicon E-Coustic Systems

Leifull

McKenzie Electronics

Medialon

MediaMation

Multitekst

Next Play Ltd.

Rapenburg Plaza

Richard Ingraham

ShowControl Trouver

Show Cue Systems

ShowMan Systems

TTA AS

Universal Studios Creative

Some educational institutions who teach using SoundMan-Server are:

Brigham Young University

Centre for Arts & Technology

Ithaca College

New York City College of Technology

North Carolina School of the Arts

Rosecrans High School

University of Leeds, School of Music

University of South Florida, Theatre School

Cornish College of the Arts, Theatre School

SoundMan-Server has a large number of third party developers
actively developing native GUI applications on Windows and Mac. Please contact
RSD if you are interested in being an RSD developer. A few developers
of which we are currently aware include:

Electrosonic Provides AV System with SoundMan-Server to North Carolina Museum
of Natural Sciences' New Nature Research Center

The Nature Research Center (NRC) wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural
Sciences dazzled visitors at its recent opening with its array of unique
interactive exhibits and experiences featuring audio-visual systems by
Electrosonic.

The Raleigh-based museum is the largest of its kind in the southeast. Its new,
80,000-square-foot Nature Research Center offers state-of-the-art labs,
research opportunities, interactive exhibits and live presentations designed to
make science a tangible and fun experience that helps visitors understand the
practical applications of science in their everyday lives. Small Design Firm
was charged with designing the interactives; Batwin & Robin Productions was the
content producer.

Electrosonic's design consulting team was involved throughout the project from
the concept to the grand opening. "We represented the client's interests making
sure that the approach, the systems' look and feel, and the integration all
came together as planned," says Yiannis Cabolis, Electrosonic design
consultant. "Over the course of five years on the job, there were many changes
in the AV world, and the systems themselves evolved. We interfaced with
manufacturers and strategic partners to get a good picture of what we could
expect to see by installation time." Cabolis also worked closely with exhibit
designer Andrew Merriell & Associates and lead designer Rebecca
Shreckengast.

During the course of the extensive build, the most challenging aspect for
Electrosonic proved to be the SECU Daily Planet, a globe-shaped structure
cantilevered onto the building and spanning the three-story wing. The Daily
Planet is an immersive multimedia theater with a 40x40-foot high-definition
screen, which offers a massive visual canvas to visitors on all three floors.
In its Ambient mode, it presents spectacular scenes from nature through a
variety of pre-recorded video content and random imagery. In its Presentation
mode, it serves as a backdrop to scientists making daily live presentations on
topics as diverse as excavating dinosaur fossils, tracking baboons in Kenya or
exploring beyond the solar system.

Electrosonic also supplied six Christie WU12K-M series 3-chip DLP digital
projectors for maximum brightness and resolution on the Daily Planet's
40x40-foot HD screen. Four of the projectors provide the blend for the bottom
and middle of the screen and two for the upper portion. Four Barco DL3 moving
digital light engines paint images on the bands of the screens located between
the three floors. All of the projectors operate in Ambient and Presentation
modes; Batwin & Robin Productions created the Ambient content.

Four Delta high-resolution uncompressed media servers from 7thSense Design,
which were specifically configured for the project, feed the projectors,
TV/radio outputs and preview/confidence monitors. The media servers also handle
all warping, blending and color balancing.

Electrosonic also provided streaming computers to the equipment room and the
operator's control kiosk in the Daily Planet. These computers and a laptop
input from the speaker's podium are routed through live inputs of the Delta
servers to the Daily Planet's main screen in a pre-determined Presentation mode
window. The window features one to three occurrences of the same information
tiled with a common background to the big screen.

In addition to meeting the AV needs of the Daily Planet theater, Electrosonic
furnished AV solutions for 55 innovative experiential media exhibits in the NRC
wing, including 'magic tables' for specimen identification via RF tags;
visitor-veterinary lab observations; a salt-water tank with touch-activated
information; and a weather prediction station with live international
links.

Among the principal equipment supplied by Electrosonic for these exhibits were
projectiondesign and High End Systems projectors; I-Tech touchscreens; Medialon
Manager show control; Innovox, Renkus-Heinz and JBL speakers; QSC and Stewart
Audio amps; and Richmond Sound Design and Peavey audio processing.

David Weiner Design was the lighting designer for the NRC. At Electrosonic,
Gary Barnes was the project manager, Carl Hartzler the project engineer,
Yiannis Cabolis the design consultant and Les Hill the sales person.

About Electrosonic

Electrosonic is an international audio-visual company that creates tailored,
state-of-the-art solutions for a wide range of markets including theme parks,
museums, video conferencing and control rooms. Since its founding in 1964,
Electrosonic has built a strong reputation for working on complex projects,
both large and small, and has developed lasting partnerships with customers and
suppliers. Beyond complete integrated systems, Electrosonic provides a
comprehensive scope of services including technical design, projector lamp
sales, maintenance and operational support.
- Electrosonic press release

Bennet Liles: "Oh boy, even elephants sneezes! I'd like to see some of the
control code labeling for this stuff. But the sound system for this has to be
pretty sophisticated too. How was the sound system for this configured? For
this type of show you probably have sound coming from lots of different places."

Dan Jamele: "Right, it's not that big of a theater; we had a very low ceiling
height to deal with. So we've got basically a 5.1 surround system. We're using
all JBL Cinema components on this and Crown amplifiers. I think we have the CDi
series in there with the DSP built into the amplifier, which is a really nice
thing, and we really enjoyed the fact that since they're both owned by Harman
company now, there's presets already in there for all of the JBL Cinema
speakers. So we set up three across the front behind the screen with two
subwoofers and the surround and four surround speakers in the theater itself.
And in a room that size, it has plenty of power. For the processing, we use
SoundMan-Server, which is made by Richmond Sound, which is basically a software
program that emulates a lot of the more expensive DSP processor as far as the
capabilities within it but it gives us full control and gives us full playback
from all the audio right off the hard disk. So we're able to take full 40 AK
24-bit sound files and play them back directly; we don't have to worry about
having any kind of AC3 encoded audio that degrades the sound." [Timestamp: 7:15]

Bennet Liles: "Yeah, one of the basic requirements of any success is what
theater professors always refer to as the audience's suspension of disbelief
and how well this works is a function of how well all the elements of the
production come together to reinforce each other and synchronization is a real
key to all that. How do you go about making sure everything happens at the
right time and in the right order?"

Dan Jamele: "Well, in this theater, as in most of the theaters that we install,
we integrate all of the audio/video and control systems into our one VidShow
controller unit; we also use the Richmond Sound SoundMan-Server to playback the
audio tracks as well as routing and EQ and all of that fun stuff. That
particular system requires a SMPTE signal in order to drive it to keep it in
sync, so what we actually do is as we're playing the movie, we lock directly
into the movie for all of the motion effects and everything else that we have
to play as far as the motion files and special effects. The movie has a SMPTE
audio track on it that we loop through right into the rack back into the
Richmond Sound system, so when we command the Richmond Sound system to load a
file and start playing it, it locks it right in almost instantaneously. It has
a great SMPTE lock and that takes regular audio input. We don't need a special
SMPTE converter or anything and away it goes - everything stays in perfect sync
throughout the entire movie." [Timestamp: 5:36]

Oosterbeek, Netherlands (2009 October 4) -- The Airborne Museum "Hartenstein"
has reopened after
an extensive renovation including our SoundMan-Server(TM) Virtual Sound System
Core Audio Engine
software. The Commissioner of the Queen and the commanders of the British
and Polish paratroopers officially opened the museum on Sunday, September 20,
2009. The entire museum was renovated and extended with the addition of
"The Airborne Experience (September 1944)." This exhibit, which leads the
visitor from the para-landings, through the streets of Holland, to the "Bridge
too Far," the Battle of Arnhem, is unique in Europe.

Concept designers Tinker Imagineers were asked to bring the battle back to life
in the newly constructed 900 square meter basement. Entering this
subterranean extension of the museum you are immersed in the war events of
September 1944. Historical guns, impressive sets, overwhelming video images,
sound and lighting together make this a journey that appeals to all senses. Set
builders Kloosterboer built the impressive setting which brings many
realistic visual effects to life.

Commissioned by Tinker, Rapenburg Plaza of Amsterdam provided the lighting
design, media-control, all lighting, audio-visual and Show Control equipment
and also handled the entire installation and programming. Close collaboration
between Rapenburg Plaza, the museum, Tinker, Kloosterboer and media content
company Tungsten has succeeded in an impressive total experience.

Rapenburg Plaza used RSD's SoundMan-Server for the 24 track audio control and
playback system and an e:cue lighting and show control system for other
media elements. This combination of systems is a proven, easy to program, easy
to edit, and extremely reliable solution.

Bart Wermuth, the e:cue programmer and AV specialist responsible for this
project said, "It was great to work with the combination of the RSD
SoundMan-Server and the e:cue System. While I was programming the lights, Sierk
was programming the SoundMan-Server with his Medialon set. When we both
were ready, I could easily implement the SoundMan-Server control commands in
the overall e:cue programmer file. Especially because we had not a lot of
programming time at all, this was a great way of working. The complex audio
soundscape and all the audio effects were no challenge for the
SoundMan-Server!"
- Rapenburg Plaza press release

Pinpoint co-ordination of sound and lighting is made possible using the
new SoundMan-Server, a audio engine from Richmond
Sound
Design, installed for the first time within the dank and grisly rooms of
Se7en. 'It's a fantastic piece of software,' says Lascaut, 'and we are
really excited to be bringing it to Thorpe Park.'

SoundMan-Server is an audio routing, playback and processing
software designed for multi-zone audio control in theme parks,
museums and live theatre. It can run off any PC and is completely
scaleable in the number of inputs and outputs it can handle. Se7en, for
example, uses 24 inputs, 24 outputs and 48 playbacks, yet has the
capacity for more than 1000 if needed.

The software accepts MIDI show control messages from the buttons
around the attraction - such as the flickering corridor lights and electrical
crackling sound effects triggered on entering Se7en - and then sends
the relevant commands to lighting and sound equipment to ensure
perfect coordination.

The SoundMan-Server also runs a Hog 3PC (also supplied by A.C.
Entertainment Technologies) which triggers the eight cue lists needed to
run the attraction. 'I have complete and precise control over every
aspect of the lighting and sound with this set-up,' Lascaut explains.
'Timings and delays can be adapted quickly and easily and inserted into
the cue list wherever and whenever I need them - even during the show if
necessary. This is especially valuable when adjusting the effects to work
with the actors in the maze.'

'It can also be used to set sound levels - which vary from subtle to
blatant across the attractions - and secure them from tampering by the
actors once we have left the site! There is also an over-ride facility
which the hosts can use when speaking to the visitors before they
enter the maze or for making emergency announcements. SoundMan
can also perform seamless loops which, traditionally, are very hard to
achieve.'

This is the first time Entertainment Control Systems Ltd have used the
SoundMan-Server and Thorpe Park have been so impressed they have
already expressed an interest in rolling it out across other attractions
next year.

Electrosonic, Richmond Sound Design and the NFL's New England Patriots score a
New Fan Venue And Hall Of Fame

Fans of the NFL's New England Patriots
are cheering the new Hall at Patriot Place, a unique sports and educational
experience showcasing the history of the football franchise and housing its Hall
of Fame. The venue, adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts,
features a dazzling array of interactive and immersive multimedia exhibits and
artifacts whose audio and control systems were engineered, installed and
supplied by Electrosonic..

Visitors to the 36,000-square foot Hall at Patriot Place are entertained and
educated by a host of interactive exhibits where they discover how plays in the
playbook are designed from Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick and make the call
on an instant replay. In addition, fans are treated to a variety of big-screen
video content. All of these attractions make extensive use of interactive and
display technology furnished by Electrosonic.

"It was fascinating to watch how our Electrosonic team customized the technical
systems to meet the creative needs of Cortina Productions which produced and
encoded all the interactive and projected-video content," notes project manager
Gary Barnes. "The results were incredible. The Hall at Patriot Place is just a
phenomenal place."

Electrosonic provided a 48-channel Richmond Sound Design SoundMan-Server
Audio Engine for audio routing from the equipment
room. A
scalable
audio routing, playback and processing solution, SoundMan emulates and replaces
traditional commercial/professional sound systems of all types and sizes.
Remotely- and locally-controllable and programmable, it's suitable to any
installation requiring the interconnection and overall control of high-quality
sound.

The Hall is packed with exhibits and attractions designed by Cambridge Seven
Associates. They delight fans of all ages. In the Raytheon Theater, named for
the Hall's presenting partner, Electrosonic supplied three Christie DS+650
1-chip DLP 6500 lumen projectors which display a 15-minute film on the Patriots'
history on a 48-foot wide panoramic movie screen; edge blending is achieved via
Christie Twist.

An Electrosonic ESCAN control software is the venue's master show control
system. It talks to three Crestron CP2E systems with Ethernet capabilities to
control the projectors, interactive kiosks and every exhibit. Three HP 24-port
Ethernet switchers are deployed for the internal network.

A large complement of Christie projectors, lenses and mounts also feed
projection screens in the third-floor Grand Hall, kiosk attractions on the
second and third floors, and the geodesic dome-shaped Snow Game exhibit where
one projector displays footage from the team's celebrated gameplay during a
heavy snowfall while two other projectors handle snow effects.

Six JBL 3-way cinema surround speakers plus five Renkus-Heinz 8-inch wide
dispersion speakers and two subwoofers help the team history in the Raytheon
Theater come alive. Four EAW programmable steered array speakers and four
Renkus-Heinz subs provide audio to the Grand Hall. All interactive audio and
video kiosks are equipped with local Innovox custom speakers.

A number of exhibits feature Acroname proximity-range sensors with serial
control, which trigger audio effects. When visitors leave the elevator on the
third floor and enter a tunnel, reminiscent of the tunnel in Gillette Stadium, a
sensor triggers an audio track of cheering fans as the Patriots prepare to take
the field. Other sensors trigger players. voices in mannequins as they call a
play in a huddle, launch snow-removal sounds in Snow Game, and bid the fans
farewell as they leave the We Are All Patriots exhibit. For the tunnel audio
Electrosonic supplied four JBL 6.5-inch, 2-way ceiling-mounted speakers, two
more wall-mounted units, and a pair of 8-inch ceiling-mounted subs.

The equipment room is also outfitted with 13 QSC amps; Shure wireless mics are
used for presentations in the Raytheon Theater and Patriots. Media Lab
classroom.

Electrosonic also supplied a wide range of touchscreens for various exhibits.
Fourteen AIS Pro 32-inch and one 42-inch LCD touchscreens are deployed in the
Fan's Room and Building Blocks and Raytheon exhibits as well as for changing
displays and the Patriots Hall of Fame. The kiosks in the Hall of Fame trigger
30-foot high video Magink pylons whose digital displays highlight the careers
of each Hall of Famer via video, still images and text information. Five
Richardson Electronics 24-inch LCD touchscreens and a pair of Digitpro 19-inch
LCD touchscreens are also featured in the venue.

The major interactive content is powered via a Dell media server, 21 computer
systems and three Dell power graphics systems. Four Panasonic Blu-ray disk
players source content for the Fan.s Room, the Cradle of Football exhibit and in
the Raytheon Theater and Media Lab for presentations.

"The Kraft Group, our client for the Hall at Patriots Place, is one of the
finest groups I've ever had the pleasure to work with," reports Gary Barnes.
"They had great vision and high expectations. And they dealt with us as if we
were members of their family."

Tony Petruzziello was Electrosonic's sales person for the project. The
company's head of integration engineering, Jim Maddux, did all the ESCAN
programming; detail and lead engineer Carl Hartzler was supported by Crestron
programmer Ryan Sims and projection engineer Nir Elnekave. Chris Cooper was the
installation site supervisor with Phil Shaw, Brian Otis and David Boudreau the
installers.

About Electrosonic

Electrosonic is a worldwide audio-visual company that operates in three ways: as
a systems integrator, as a product manufacturer, and as a service provider for
AV facilities. Founded in 1964, Electrosonic has always been among the first to
apply new technology to create tailored, state-of-the-art solutions that meet
the challenges of the professional AV market.

Electrosonic's system integration business has a strong reputation for working
on complex projects, both large and small, and has through its 40 year history
developed lasting partnerships with customers and suppliers. Electrosonic
brings a unique breadth of experience to each project, backed by solid
engineering skills, project management and quality production facilities.
Beyond complete integrated systems, Electrosonic can provide a wide range of
services including consultancy, technical design, maintenance, lamp leasing and
operational support.
- Electrosonic press release

'Wild Boys 5' is the story of an unusual soccer team battling a similar group of
vampires. This series has a considerable teen following in Germany. Bavaria
Filmstadt Geiselgasteig now uses the final battle scene as an introduction to
their studio tour.
Christian Neumann of Chr. Neumann Consulting of Lünen, Germany, created the
lighting design and mini show for the entrance incorporating a dramatic
soundtrack and lights on the set.

SoundMan-Assistant and SoundMan-Server provides all sound, audio
matrix, loudspeaker processing and time code generation functions. A JBL cinema
3-way system is at the video screen and two full range systems are on the other
side of the hall allowing sounds to fly seamlessly from one end of the room to
the other. MIDI Show Control commands run SoundMan-Assistant which provides all
sound cues, matrix routing and the MIDI Time Code to syncronize lighting events
with the sound. Output equalization built in to SoundMan provides the
cross over filters for the loudspeaker systems. An M-Audio Delta1010 is the
audio interface and its additional inputs and outputs are used for special
events held in the venue.

An E-Cue programmer with Multimedia dongle is the master show and lighting
controller, containing master show cues and logic for
day/night modes. An Automation Direct mini brick PLC (06-series) monitors user
interface pushbuttons (Start Intro/Start Video/Stop Show for the main set
piece/Start Video/Stop Video for the museum) and communicates with E-Cue via
RS232. It also controls the amplifiers and intelligent light system power
relays. Two HD video players and a video projector round out the equipment
list.

"The cost/efficency ratio for a 8x8x16 matrix/playback/processing system and
the well known interface was an absolute decision maker for me. I dare you to
tell me one other system that can do all that for the price!"
- Christian Neumann

"SoundMan from Richmond Sound Design Ltd. coupled with a MotorMix from
CM Labs made running sound on
Zanesville Community Theatre's
recent production of Foxfire a joy. Aside from the normal use of subtle
environmental loops to establish the current scene as well as flashbacks,
Foxfire required the playback of backing tracks to accompany a live singer.
SoundMan performed flawlessly!"

- Carleton Underwood, Lighting & Sound Designer

"On Zanesville Community Theatre's recent production of J.B. by Archibald
MacLeish, SoundMan-Assistant and SoundMan-Server from Richmond Sound Design
Ltd. coupled with a MotorMix from CM Labs tamed this circus easily!"

"I had pre-programmed the show, roughing in levels before we moved into the
theatre. Final adjustments were made during the cue-to-cue a day before tech.
My assistant on the project was Steve Hammer. Steve had never worked with
SoundMan but picked up the basic programming techniques in a few minutes."

"
Zanesville Community Theatre's
production of J.B. used the original music composed by David Amram and sourced
by John Kilgore Sound and Recording. SoundMan allowed Steve to modify the
underscoring levels on-the-fly, based on the actor's performance and the size
of the house. J.B. also requires the on-stage actors to interact with
pre-recorded voices (The Distant Voice) as though the voice is a live on-stage
actor. Again, SoundMan performed flawlessly and helped to make the sound design
an invisible actor!"

- Carleton Underwood, Lighting & Sound Designer

Universal Studios Hollywood's 'Waterworld' live stunt show
Powered by ShowMan, SoundMan-Server & E-Show, all on a single Windows computer

Product Testimonials

"I just wanted you and your team to know how great the SoundMan-Server product
is working. I can't imagine an installation where we would not use it. We
added it to the Harley Davidson Museum after the initial design and routed
every audio source into the server and distributed from there. The
flexibility of routing and mixing, along with EQ was a hit. Both the producer
and the sound designer loved the way it worked. We use an AMX control
system as the front end and use a wireless panel to perform all functions. My
best guess is that it reduced system setup and alignment time by at least
half."

"In the current project, the Chickasaw Cultural Center, we are using it in a
much more demanding fashion. We are again processing all sources and are
using SoundMan-Server as the audio playback source for more than half of the
exhibits. Using a variety of sensors to determine visitor locations, we are
varying levels, changing mixes and externally chasing video to the server. The
system also triggers lighting events in conjunction with audio events.
So far, the 96 channel system in this installation is working very well. The
audio designer was quite pleased with the system. We set up his protools
system to perform on site mixing in each exhibit area, routing the output to
spare input channels and then exported his files as wav files which are
played directly from the server. It was a very seamless approach. Likewise,
system setup and adjustment was a breeze."

"Even in smaller installations like KentuckyShow, a small 75 seat HD theater to
promote tourism, the system works great. Using SMPTE chase, we were able
to eliminate the 5.1 processor, which nearly pays for the SoundMan-Server.
Adding walk in and Walk out music to the show sequence was simple as were the
addition of hearing assist and description channels."

"Mandie is continuing to improve our human interface based on the AMX front end,
though we have the intention of producing a PC control product in the
future. For now, each job has been somewhat custom (as far as code goes) but
we envision a universal front end that can be easily configured. Our
marketing plan for 2009 includes a program to educate museum designers on the
possibilities and potentials of enhanced audio environments which are
based around the SoundMan-Server."

"It was great to work with the combination of the RSD
SoundMan-Server and the e:cue System. While I was programming the lights, Sierk
was programming the SoundMan-Server with his Medialon set. When we both
were ready, I could easily implement the SoundMan-Server control commands in
the overall e:cue programmer file.

Especially because we had not a lot of
programming time at all, this was a great way of working. The complex audio
soundscape and all the audio effects were no challenge for the
SoundMan-Server!"

"SoundMan-Server plays a vital role as a multi track player at l'Auditori."

"Soundman-Server software is one of the best and most interesting audio tools
that a show control company as Kontrolcla can incorporate in its arsenal. Easy
to command with Telnet orders, has a clean audio quality and an infinite
potential to address, mix, group, play a lot, a lot of audio channels -- and it
is extraordinarily robust."

"SoundMan-Server is becoming the Swiss Army Knife of audio playback and signal
distribution in our Medialon installations"

"Despite the tiny footprint of the software module, what you have at your
disposal is an impressively capable audio processor and
playback setup. Install, configure and forget it. It just works."

- Vidar Eggen, Multitekst Ltd, Oslo, Norway.

"Thank you so much for your products! We are so glad that we found you. Thanks
to SoundMan-Designer, we were able to get our production
back on schedule and were able to put on a better show that would have been
possible any other way…"
PDF of the original letter

- Scott Siegwald, Media Services International, Phoenix, AZ

"SoundMan couldn't be better, taking all that I could throw at it!
'Freaking fantastic' is all I can say, thank you very much!"

- Paul Gregory, Sound Designer, Manchester Library Theatre

"We have been using AudioBoxes in our theatres for many years and now the
reduced cost of SoundMan allows us to run sound in the rehearsal
studios exactly like it has been onstage. We are now very excited to have this
new software which is even more flexible and powerful!"

- Vidar F Eggen, Head of Sound, Det Norske Teatret, Norway

"SoundMan FINALLY puts the power of an AudioBox into the hands of
organizations both large and small in an affordable, scalable package!"
- Carl Underwood, Lighting & Sound Designer

"Many years ago you wrote a seminal AES paper on a topology for an SFX
mixer...[which]...had a significant effect on me. I want to include you and
RSD in a list of pioneers..."
September 23, 2018
- Bob Snelgrove, Gerr Audio Distribution (from private correspondence)

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Charlie Richmond for a number of years. I
am always interested to hear about his latest projects and developments in
lighting and sound controls. I have also worked for Charlie on a housing
project in Montreal and found him to be a very progressive and fair minded
client."
January 19, 2012
- Chris Mattock, Principal, Habitat Design + Consulting Ltd.

"Charlie has always shown leadership and competence in everything he works on.
A visionary of the show control industry, a true professional in making sure
'the show must go on', and foremost, a person who believes in only providing
the best.
Charlie's involvement in his sound recording studio and his show control
business were and are full time jobs, however he still makes time to stay
involved in industry standards, associations and will get involved in projects
of any size. Projects from local to global, he has always paid attention to the
requests and needs of the people involved."
January 4, 2011
- Martin Anthony, Talent, Kelimedensese

"Reliably forward thinking, with the rare ability to explain it all clearly on
the first go. Many of us would not be working in industry if not for his
innovations and dedication. Hats off, my friends."
November 2, 2010
- George Tucker, Show Control Specialist, Scharff Weisberg

"I have worked with Charlie on a half dozen or so product designs, and an
industry standard proposal. When it comes to design, Charlie has a sense of
what is 'just right'. He is pragmatic and his designs are always driven by
actual customer need. He is very thorough in his approach: his sense of detail
is remarkable. He takes a balanced view of features, and stays clear of frills
that add clutter but are of little practical value. I am confident that if
Charlie is behind a standard or product, the design will be spot-on.
Charlie is a pleasure to work for and with. He has a great sense of humour,
always shows grace under pressure, and is a guru in his field. I feel
privileged to count him as one of my mentors."
October 3, 2010
- Tom Dowad, Hardware/Firmware Developer (Contract), Richmond Sound Design

"Charlie has the unique ability to be forward thinking and practical. The
'Richmond System' he provided made Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
possible - a combination of audio cuing and signal routing not previous
possible at that scale. And yet the system was straightforward to program and
run. What I enjoyed working with Charlie most of all was his contagious passion
for the art. No matter how our timetable was adjusted by outside influences,
Charlie's attitude and support made our jobs easy and enjoyable. We were able
to meet changing show needs and milestones with limited stress that typically
accompanies these changes. I look forward to the advancements Charlie has in
the pipeline and hope to work with him again."
April 20, 2010
- Vince Caglianone, Technician / Designer, Walt Disney World

"If you want to know what is MIDI Show Control and know all the secrets of this
powerful protocol, talk to Charlie..."
February 22, 2010
- Benoit Bouchez, Software Manager, KissBox

"Charlie is a great innovator - He adapted the MIDI music protocol to enable
full remote control of all aspects of Show Control hardware."
July 29, 2009
- Iain Price-Smith, Owner, Multiform Technology

"Charlie Richmond gave me my first break in sound design and digital audio. He
believed in me, which really helped me learn to believe in myself. In Charlie's
hands, Mushroom Studios didn't just make great sounds, it was a great place to
work, a place where artists and technicians from many backgrounds gathered to
explore the newest trends in sound design and audio recording techniques."
April 5, 2009
- B John Doyle, Sound Designer, Mushroom Studios

"I've had the pleasure of speaking to Charlie on a number of occasions. His
products are well known for their robustness and you can tell from the effort
put in to making them that he is passionate about his work and his products.
Charlie is always willing to share his knowledge and experience."
December 5, 2008
- Mike Glasspool, Audio and Lighting System Designer and Operator, Independent
Contractor

"Mr. Richmond is a disciplined inventor and creator of sound control products,
both hardware and software. His ability to build and expand a successful
business with those products is very commendable. More impressive, to me, was
that Charlie became friends with most of his clients and customers."
October 23, 2008
- E. J. Woody Miller, Owner, Miller Architectural Tech Services, Inc.

"I have known Charlie Richmond for many years through our mutual work in live
theatre and themed entertainment. Charlie is a great innovator and industry
guru."
September 22, 2008
- Douglas Welch, Owner, Douglas Welch Design

"I have had the pleasure of working with Charlie Richmond on a number of
occasions. His
products are best of breed and always getting better which is a simple function
of his attention to detail and getting things right and remaining practical
whilst being sophisticated. As for Charlie professionally he offered and
demonstrated the best service and support I have ever had. That was a challenge
given that we were in different hemispheres and opposite sides of the world.
Yet that did not diminish the level of his support. I look forward to working
with Charlie any time I get the chance to and find his approach and manner an
absolute pleasure to work with. Naturally I'd have no hesitation in
recommending him for anything that he sets his mind to."
September 16, 2008
- Peter Jago, Sound Supervisor / Sound Designer, System Sound

"Charlie Richmond is one of the legends of the Industry and a very nice guy
also. I have worked with Charlie as both a supplier and as a colleague and his
devotion and energy towards the industry in which we work is truly inspiring."
August 11, 2008
- Scott George, Director, Aura Sound Design Ltd

"Charlie Richmond actually needs no recommendation from me. He has been known
for many years for his work with Richmond Sound Design, and his development of
the AudioBox, which is used in live entertainment venues around the world. I
know him through my participation in the Theatre-Sound Mailing List, and
recently had the pleasure of meeting him in person in London."
August 8, 2008
- Robert Auld, Audio Engineer, Independent

"Charlie Richmond introduced me to the concept of Show Control many years
ago... I still
remember the Amiga Computer fondly....He has always been extremely innovative,
helpful and patient with us lighting designers working in the MIDI world..."
July 26, 2008
- Norm Schwab, Designer, Norm Schwab Lighting Design Services

"Innovative, forward-thinking, generous and supportive, Charlie Richmond has
been a
mainstay in my work in theatre and exhibition sound design. Many of my best
shows have been done with the use of software and hardware from Charlie
Richmond's
company and with his whole-hearted and unstinting support, which seems
genuinely to be available 24/7, no matter where he happens to be at the the
time. A colleague and friend to be highly valued."
July 3, 2008
- John Leonard, Sound Designer & Recordist, John Leonard - Sound & Show Control

"Though his enormous professional achievements alone would rightfully earn him
the immense esteem in which so many hold him, what impresses me most about
Charlie Richmond is his tireless and caring stewardship of the show control
community.
Indeed, so far as I'm concerned, Charlie is the reason that the show control
field is a "community" and not just an "industry". It's tempting to describe
his role in the sprawling field as one of "leadership", and in many ways, you'd
be quite right to call it that. But doing so misses one of the great things
about him. Rather than simply stand at the front of the room and speak
authoritatively from his years of experience, he chooses to place himself as a
participant in the crowd, a peer within the group. Charlie doesn't just lead,
he "engages", bringing new participants into the fold, encouraging the kind of
give-and-take that lays the groundwork for the future of his trade, and working
to curate an environment that allows the community to continuously flourish.
When we think of people advancing the state of the art, we generally talk about
technical leadership. Charlie has helped me understand that social leadership
is just as important, if not more so. After all, technical fields are chock
full of people capable of scientific innovation, but if you look closely,
you'll discover that folks like Charlie who also possess a life-defining
commitment to their community are few and far between."
May 18, 2008
- Jordan Coleman, Owner, JB Coleman Group

"Always get frank and informative answers from Charlie Richmond, a good
resource and
provides fine customer service when called for."
April 15, 2008
- Paul Cutone, Purchasing Manager, Electrosonic Systems

"Charlie Richmond is a remarkable artist, business owner, and all-around good
guy who is
very generous with his knowledge and time. Years ago, when I was just getting
my feet wet in this new pond called Show Control Charlie was an able and
willing guide! As a business owner he never hesitated to listen to my (probably
strange) requests. More important, if a request was too far off-the-wall he
would patiently explain why, and always in a manner that was never judgmental
or critical. That's a rare talent all by itself. Charlie has done so much in
the field of technical theatre that it's difficult to imagine a question one
could pose that he could not answer, and then fill in the details with amusing
anecdotes. But the really cool part is that, even now, he still does!"
April 8, 2008
- Bill Thompson, Owner, Audio Enterprise, Philadelphia

"I've used a number of Charlie Richmond's products - from a decades old blue
theatre
console, to the award-winning AudioBox, to the current SoundMan Designer. They
have all been ground-breaking products which are well conceived and
implemented. Charlie is a leader in the theatre sound industry, and puts his
leadership to good use through his work with U.S. Institute of Theatre
Technology, support of educational programs, and willingness to share his
technologies with other developers. I would gladly use any of his products."
March 13, 2008
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, Creative
- Dave Wallingford, Freelance Sound Designer, Ohio

"I had the pleasure of installing one of Charlie Richmond's Richmond Sound
Design
consoles in the South Coast Repertory Theater when I was the resident engineer
there. Here is a guy that is always exploring the many ideas that he has. I
don't mean just theorizing, this guy makes the happen in real nuts and bolts
and IC chip terms. I have met him at various trade conventions and he's always
got his finger on the pulse. It is my pleasure and honor to recommend Charlie."
March 13, 2008
- Serge Ossorguine, Owner, CEO, Serge Audio, Inc.

"Charlie Richmond is by far one of the most real-world intelligent people in
this
industry. His answers to my (or anyone else's) questions are always
extra-ordinarily helpful. His Sound-Man Server is an amazing feat of
engineering, and an incredibly useful tool in the business!"
March 6, 2008
- Rebecca Sullins, Lead AV Design Engineer - Nashville, Sound Image

"I have known Charlie Richmond for probably 25 years, and he is truly an
innovator and a
pioneer."
March 5, 2008
- John Huntington, Owner, Zircon Designs

"Charlie Richmond is exceedingly knowledgeable about sound and show control, and
generous in sharing his knowledge with others in the industry."
February 29, 2008
- Pat Kight, Web developer, Oregon Sea Grant

"Charlie Richmond is a leading expert in the field of "Entertainment
Technology" and I
highly recommend him. I am always interested to see what he comes up with!"
February 18, 2008
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
- Mitch Hartmann, Edwards Technologies Inc.

"Charlie Richmond is one of the best employers I ever had, he always treated me
with
respect, honesty and integrity. He is also an astute businessman and very
knowledgeable audio engineer. If there is anything about sound he does not
know, I am not aware of it. A true visionary and innovator, he is at the same
time very practical. If he has a fault, it is that of a workaholic."
February 14, 2008
- Ken Moren, service and support technician, Richmond Sound Design Ltd.

"I have worked with Charlie Richmond on a number of museum projects, using his
excellent
Richmond Sound Design Audio Box as a matrix mixer, show controller for
permanent multichannel installations. We actually used several synchronized to
generate 3D soundscapes in the Melbourne Museum, Australia. Charlie added
functionality for us and was very fast at replying to questions and provided
excellent customer support. I would recommend Charlie to anyone working in this
area. Cheers, Garth"
January 29, 2008
- Garth Paine, Owner, Activated Space

"Charlie Richmond has been, and continues to be, one of the great innovators in
theatre
sound. One need look no further then Richmond Sound Design to discover the next
great advance in technological tools afforded to sound designers involved in
all branches of live entertainment."
January 20, 2008
- Bruce Ellman, Adjunct Lecturer, New York City College of Technology

"Charlie Richmond is an icon in the world of ShowControl. I know Charlie (and
his Will)
for years now and it's always a pleasure to be around them. Charlie is also
very service-driven. He is always online and will always help you with advice
or service. I wholeheartedly recommend Charlie for any sound or showcontrol
project he is interested in taking on!"
January 16, 2008
- Rutger van Dijk, Manager Owner, Rapenburg Plaza

"Charlie Richmond has a fantastic product that he supports with personal,
prompt and
professional service. I have been extremely impressed with the level of
customer support, care, and responsiveness his organization demonstrates. A
real example for the industry to emulate."
January 11, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
- Kevin Warnick, Tuacahn Center for the Performing Arts

"Perhaps without knowing it at the time, Charlie Richmond changed the face of
show
control with his unique and accessible products. More than that, his almost
single-handed effort to create and standardize MIDI Show Control has had a
profound effect on the entertainment technology world. I have worked with
Charlie and his products on a large number of high-profile difficult projects.
He always comes through and is a delight to work with!"
January 6, 2008
- Steve Terry, Executive VP, Production Arts Lighting Inc.

"Charlie Richmond has hosted a dozen or so domains with me for over three years
now,
first with a dedicated server and now with sites spread across my resources. He
has had an unusual range of requirements for the different sites, but has
always been appreciative of the efforts I've made. It's been a very good
relationship."
January 5, 2008
- G Armour Van Horn, Owner, Domain Van Horn

"Charlie Richmond has always responded to every request and answered every
question
promptly, effectively and with good humour. His (and his company's)
contribution to technical development in our industry has been and continues to
be innovative and invaluable. I highly recommend Richmond Sound Design as a
great company to be involved with."
January 3, 2008
- Kelvin Gedye, Production Supervisor, System Sound

"I have had the privilege of working with Charlie Richmond's systems since the
early
90's (Viva Las Amigas)! Beyond innovative, his designs have always been
thoughtful, robust and durable - the only choice when managing huge
productions, particularly those with life safety concerns such as Waterworld.
Having crossed paths for nearly 20 years, I welcome any opportunity to work
with Charlie and to specify his products; it is an honor to recommend him."
January 3, 2008
- Josh Thompson, VP Operations, Las Vegas, Soundelux Showorks

"I highly recommend Charlie Richmond and Richmond Sound Design Products. Not
only did I find ABEdit and Audiobox unbelievably flexible and creatively
stimulating, Charlie has also given expert advice to me when I was at my wits
end in the middle of China!"
January 3, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
- Jane Shaw, freelance sound designer, NYC

"A brilliant inventor, programmer, and all-around RF genius, Charlie Richmond
is one of the brightest people I've ever worked with. Across many transactions
over a period of years, I've always known Charlie to be of great integrity. My
highest recommendation."
January 3, 2008
- Jim Rondinelli, Former SVP Digital Strategy/Business Development,
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

"I (amongst other people) am here, in this industry today, because people like
Charlie Richmond paved the path (for both technology and ethics) for others to
follow!
Our entertainment & entertainment technology community would not be as we know
it without him!"
January 2, 2008
- Theodore Tsevas, Independent Consultant & Designer, TTProductions

"Richmond and Show Control, that's the same thing, isn't it? My first contact
with Charlie Richmond was in 95 while working on the "Beauty and the Beast"
here in
Vienna. We had a very intense email contact for years and years, until we got
personally in touch, which was a great experience. He is now an associate AND a
friend, I trust him!"
January 2, 2008
- Martin Lukesch, Sound designer for Beauty and the Beast, Raimundtheater,
Vienna

"Charlie Richmond is one of the most innovative thinkers in the business whether
hardware, software, anyware, systems or sound design. Always ahead of the curve
particularly in cost effective solutions. Thanks to the many different forms
that Charlie's leadership has taken, not only has the state of the sound design
art advanced exponentially, but his tireless efforts have paid off in
recognition of sound design and sound designers as an essential component of
every project. My hat's off to him and his team! Highly recommended."
January 2, 2008
- Bruce Cameron, Independent Professional, Freelance

"Charlie Richmond is in this Industry for ages, he even made it into Wikipedia!
So when
he starts talking we better listen!"
January 2, 2008
- Harald Steindl, Owner, MOCOM Austria GmbH

"When it comes to live sound, Charlie Richmond and his company, Richmond Sound
Design,
is the man and company that you want to solve your system requirments. There
are very few truly qualified, successful and excellent large-scale live sound
designers and installers. And when it comes to technology, Charlie is always
right there in the beginning pioneering the way for others to follow."
December 31, 2007
- Dennis Bohn, Owner, Rane Corporation

"Charlie Richmond is a well known and respected figure in the Show Control
industry, as
are his products. When working with a AudioBox, he worked directly with me and
got us controlling it very quickly. He was also a guiding force in development
of the excellent Midi Show Control protocol (MSC) which is a always a relief to
see on some arcane piece of lighting tat. The Show Control email list he
initiated and now guides so skillfully is an invaluable resource in the
somewhat scattered show control field, and acts a meeting place for a group of
talented and, for engineers, helpful experts. Always a good place for an arcane
problem, and to be reminded how much you don't know. Hopefully occasionally to
remind someone else what they don't know, as well."
December 30, 2007
- Bruce Wheaton, Director of Engineering, Creative Technology

"Charlie Richmond is one of the most knowledgeable people in sound design and
recording.
I produced several albums and film scores at Mushroom Studios when he was the
owner and we had great discussions, while I was assistant conductor at the Ford
Theatre in Vancouver BC, on the problems of spatial audio recognition in large
scale theatres such as the Ford (now the Centre) Theatre - how does one make it
clear that an actor is moving from one point on stage to another when the sound
is broadcast through two or three speaker clusters to the entire theatre?
Charlie is the best,"
December 30, 2007
- Ed Henderson, Owner, Ed Henderson Music

"Charlie Richmond is a long-time friend. He is a life-time technical innovator
in the
area of audio for big events. Look him up on wikipedia!"
December 28, 2007
- Craig Thompson, Professor, University of Arkansas

"Charlie Richmond offers software that has set the industry standard for
controlling
automated entertainment equipment and devices. He was an absolute pleasure to
deal with and I highly recommend his products and services!"
December 28, 2007
- Dave LaLopa, Owner, PC Design Lab

"I worked with Charlie Richmond in several projects in which he was always a
great
support (as were his products). His support always goes beyond the scope of his
products and his vast experience and knowledge in the field of system
integration are unsurpassed. When in a position of system recommendation I
always will recommend his products (Audiobox/Soundman-Server/Showman). He's
also a great guy and has been a good personal friend for a long time."
December 28, 2007
- Christian Neumann, Owner, Chr.Neumann Consulting

"Charlie Richmond is a great person, I know him since several year. His is a
professional, managing the company he's owning with an obvious passion. He's
very skilled in audio and Show Control matters. I'd recommend Charlie for any
job related with these matters."
December 27, 2007
- David Rouchet, Technical Manager, Medialon

"I have specified Richmond Sound Design Products on an important international
installation for a blue chip client. As owner of Richmond Sound Design, Charlie
Richmond
was instrumental in setting up the audio systems specified. I would not
hesitate in recommending him and Richmond products."
December 27, 2007
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
- Ian Revens, Consultant, London

"When I was considering the purchase of an AudioBox for our little theatre,
Charlie Richmond personally answered the phone and spoke with me at great
length. He
answered all my questions and made a special effort to get me both a
demonstration and an older unit that was within our budget. He's done a top
notch job in the design of the AudioBox, the result being a powerful theatrical
sound processing device!"
December 27, 2007
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
- James Emerton

"Charlie Richmond has been a friend and associate for many years; I met him
when I
discovered the excellent service and support of Richmond Sound Design. He has
always been keen and approachable about any technical issues no matter how
esoteric or naive the questions may have appeared. His company was an
inspiration at a time when I was very active in creating and refining sound
design systems in an independent theatre company context, and now as I continue
to teach it at the college level. Charlie's warmth and humility are remarkable
considering his wealth of experience in many facets of the entertainment
industry: design for live theatre, theatre technology invention, sound
engineering, sound recording and record producing. I'm honoured to have worked
with "The Godfather of Show Control" and creator of the legendary Mushroom
Studios. Charlie's reputation is international and his expertise, truly
mind-blowing!"
December 27, 2007
- David Hudgins, Associate Director, Studio 58, Theatre Arts, Langara College

"Charlie Richmond is probably the best in his field and understands better than
many the
intricacies of the requirements from Show Control hardware and software in a
performance environment. Theater is a one-chance opportunity field if
technology works, nobody notices particularly, but if it doesn't, a show is
wrecked. Charlie makes stuff that works and makes stuff work together and
without any fuss and this is the sort of thing that only a person like Charlie,
with his amount of experience, can understand. Thus, having him around is a
comforting factor that I have heard confirmed by numerous colleagues."
December 25, 2007
Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Anthony G. Morris, Consultant, Germany

"Charlie Richmond is always one or two steps ahead of the rest of us. When we
were
trying to figure out how to produce an industry standard for computer
controlled audio gear, Charlie was quietly selling the de facto industry
standard computer controlled audio system. Long before PCs and Macs were able
to output decent audio (in the early 90s) Charlie was hacking the motherboard
of Amiga computers and producing turbo-charged audio workstations. Before the
rest of us realized that MIDI could be used for something other than synths,
Charlie was using it to control everything from lighting to pyro (his efforts
eventually became the MIDI Show Control Spec). When the rest of us were proud
of our PC software that could control a single device, Charlie was controlling
entire theaters with his software. When we realized that TCP/IP might be better
than MIDI for sophisticated entertainment networks, well, we just had to take a
look at what Charlie was already doing. Charlie - you inspired a lot of us to
keep pushing the envelope."
December 24, 2007
- Bob Moses, Sr Digital Audio Engineer, Rane Corporation

"Charlie Richmond was perhaps the first professional I met in Theatre Sound in
1976, and one of the few at that time who had already spent a lifetime
developing the field of Theatre Sound Design. He personally introduced me to
his 816 console, which, at the time defined (it was too soon to re-define!)
sound score playback in theatres. He followed it up with the Command Cue
System, and then the Audio-Box, all groundbreaking innovations in their own
right. He continues to be an innovator today, a true legend in the field, if
for no other reason than these contributions. But Charlie is much more than
that. He has been a tireless champion of the field, serving as the first Sound
Commissioner in USITT, and a staple of thoughtful commentary, mentoring and
provocation on the Theatre Sound Mailing List. He is as passionate about
theatre sound as any person on the planet, and that passion has been
instrumental in developing sound as an art form. Beyond all of these
professional accomplishments, Charlie has also been instrumental in my personal
development, assisting my career in often invisible, but very tangible ways
over the last thirty years. He remains a trusted friend and someone I hold in
the highest regard. Neither my career, nor the field of theatre sound would be
what they have become today without Charlie's involvement. I know that there
are many others out there who owe Charlie the same debt of gratitude."
December 24, 2007
- Richard Thomas, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts, Purdue University

"Charlie Richmond is surely one of the pillars of our industry. His posts to the
Theatre-Sound listserve and the QLab listserve are invaluable for their
technical content as well as their human perspective. I would recommend him
under any circumstances."
December 23, 2007
- Sam Kusnetz, Sound Designer, Freelance Sound Designer

"Charlie Richmond is one of those unique people you meet only a couple of times
in your
life. A truly gifted individual; knowledgeable, successful and yet always
approachable. Schmaltzy as it sounds, it really is an honor to know Charlie."
December 21, 2007
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
- Costa Lakoumentas

"Charlie Richmond is a true pioneer in his field. His career and experience
have honed
him into the rare category of "expert". Anyone working with him benefits from
his years of forging new territory which then becomes industry standard. And
get this: he's a gentleman, too!"
December 21, 2007
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative
- Jeff Ravitz, Designer, Visual Terrain, Inc., Los Angeles

"Charlie Richmond has been a true leader in the design and programming of show
control
and audio systems since I first entered the field in the 90's, and no doubt
longer than that. He is legendary for leading the development of Midi Show
Control, through which the live event industry continues to benefit. In truth,
I've never known Charlie to stop innovating -- you gotta keep an eye on him!"
December 20, 2007
- Michael Karagosian, Founder, MKPE Consulting LLC, Los Angeles

"Charlie Richmond and his company are highly respected throughout the world of
live show
control, and he has been responsible for some of the most important -- and most
popular -- shows in the world. He is a creative thinker, very reliable, and,
most importantly, a nice person to know."
December 20, 2007
- Steve Alcorn, Owner, Alcorn McBride Inc.

"Richmond Sound Design has been delivering great products for many years in the
theatre industry. Much of the way audio for theatre productions is accomplished
has been directly influenced by the inovative products from Richmond Sound
Design."
December 11, 2007
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
- Richard Ingraham, RBI Computers & Audio, Ohio